battle, First World War

Battle of Motovilivka

Name: Battle of Motovilivka
Location: Motovylivka, Ukraine

Battle of Motovilivka was a battle fought in 1918 at Motovylivka, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Motovylivka. It was part of the Ukrainian War of Independence, which ran from 1917 to 1921. The recorded result: Decisive Directorate victory. Recorded strength: 300, supported by 1,000 reinforcements against 1,500.

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Fought1918

WhereMotovylivka, Ukraine50.155N, 30.074E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDecisive Directorate victory

BelligerentsDirectorate of UkraineagainstUkrainian State

Casualties and losses17 killed; 22 woundedand600

Part ofUkrainian War of Independence1917 to 1921

Record

Date	1918 (year precision)
Place	Motovylivka, Ukraine 50.155N, 30.074E
Kind	Battle, First World War
Strength	300, supported by 1,000 reinforcements	1,500
Casualties and losses	17 killed; 22 wounded	600

Placed at Motovylivka; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Vepryk 1708, 20 km W
Battle on the Irpin River 1320, 27 km N
Battle of Bila Tserkva (1626) 1626, 39 km S
Battle of Kyiv (December 1919) 1919, 43 km NE
Battle of Kyiv 1919, 43 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Dibrivka 30 September 1918

Elsewhere in 1918

Battle of Motovilivka is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12082743, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Motovilivka, revision 1370450573, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.